I've been out twice now fishing from a dock in open water on a local lake. There is still ice that chokes access to the main lake area but this dock is smack in the middle of an early open water area that consistently produces crappies, but this year its open early and the primary flush of fish has yet to happen. I have caught a few short fish and had a couple come off that had a little size to them but we need another week or so before this fishing will get good. This morning the water temp at 6 feet was 42 degrees we still need some longer daylight.